As former national athletes, Ronald Susilo (badminton) and Lenny Lim (bowling) are well aware of the importance of financial support in the pursuit of sporting excellence. So when Lim read that the national women’s tchoukball team were ranked world No. 1 but were mainly...
“Whether it is financial support, moral support or any other support, all athletes will need that to boost their motivation so that they can perform better in competitions.”
“I was a bowler and we had adequate support so I felt luckier than others, but I also needed to raise my own money sometimes. Lim contacted Tchoukball Association of Singapore president Delane Lim, who provided a breakdown of $90,000 for the world championships, $20,000 for the Asia Pacific beach tchoukball competition and $40,000 of operating expenses for hosting two competitions.
“They can reach world No. 1 while being self-funded so I hope with the raised money, they can go further and bring more glory for Singapore.”
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